Bangladesh at 50 is a transformed Asian tiger that is looking to build on its ambition of exerting more power in regional and global politics. A strin…
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ADB raises 2022 forecast for Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank has raised the 2022 forecast for Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, exports and imports grew more than projected in the ADB’s…
Vietnam car company Vingroup starts work on $174m EV battery plant
Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate Vingroup said on Sunday it had started building a $174 million battery cell plant for its VinFast electric vehicl…
The economics of a new China-Laos train line
On December 3rd, at long last, a portion of those aspirations was realised. A high-speed rail line connecting Kunming to Vientiane, the capital of Lao…
Opportunities for ASEAN’s recovery after the pandemic
Two senior diplomats talk with VietNamNet about the topic “ASEAN recovers after the pandemic”. In response to ASEAN 2021, VietNamNet talks with former…
Golden Rice is a Philippine lifesaver
As the Philippines slowly loosens its COVID-19 protocols, it has become necessary to address other important issues that emerged, or were exacerbated,…
Intel to Spend $7 Billion on Big Malaysia Chipmaking Expansion
Intel Corp. is spending $7 billion to build a new chip packaging facility in Malaysia, a major Asian investment intended to address endemic global sem…
Bangladesh now a digital economy: Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh has now become a digital economy and the country is now a role model of development to the world. …
Bursa launches Digital Research for the investment community
BURSA Malaysia Bhd launched Bursa Digital Research, a multi-faceted research portal that serves to provide investors with an added source of research …
Could Ireland be on the cusp of a biofuel revolution?
Biofuels are coming back into both public and Governmental focus in Ireland, not least with the recent announcement that the cost of adding extra biof…